Miscellaneous Items

Miscellaneous Documents

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[2006] * Identify a Foreign Language (1991,2001; it works even if you don't read a letter)
[2008] English for Chinese (for Chinese studying English; whoever needs quick help in translating Chinese to English or vice versa can email me a question or post a comment to the blog)
[2006] Jokes and Anecdotes
[2006] Children's Stories
[2005] Ideas for Sale

Computer-related
[2007] * Windows Utilities and Tips (2007, English club presentation at eBay China, Shanghai)
[2007] * Card Game Twenty-Four (2004, written when I was at EA in Austin)
[2007] * Newsgroup Reading/Posting Tips (2000)
[2007-11] * Random Thoughts about Search Engines (the part about English study proved to be very helpful in China)
[2006] A real example of finding scam by reading mail header
[old] Conserve Memory When Using Windows

Chinese Culture and Life
[2006] * Chinese Character Usage Frequency
[2006] * Chinese Music Simplified Notation
[2006] * Herb Name Frequency
[2006] Calculate Gregorian Year from Chinese Lunar Year (天干地支)
[2006] How to Learn the Chinese Characters Most Efficiently (mostly for the second generation Chinese immigrants)

Personal
[2008] Link to daughter Crystal's blog (She's 12 in 2008)
[2008] Link to daughter Jasmine's Spy Club (She's 8 in 2008)
[old] Why Username yong321?
[old] Biography for Running for BAA Board Member
[old] Dissertation Acknowledgment
[2008] donation.txt
[2007] UnknownPhoneCalls.txt
[2005] Old Class 3 Alumni

Philosophy of Science
[2006] Philosophy of Type (1991,2004)
[2004] Philosophy of Reproducibility

Father-in-Law's Research (free book download)
[2006] * Sanxia Hydrology Research (valuable documents about Three-Gorges-Dam)

Heartbreaking
[1999-06-04] June 4
[2004-12] Massacre of Angels